JP6720797B2 - Performance training device, performance training program, and performance training method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a performance training device, a performance training program, and a performance training method.

Patent Literature 1 describes a performance display device that displays a circular figure according to the velocity of a model pronunciation event and a circular figure according to the velocity of a performance pronunciation event.

JP, 2002-091290, A

According to the performance display device of Patent Document 1, it is possible to grasp the difference in the strength of the operation between the performance and the model after the performance, but it is difficult to imagine the strength of the operation of the performance before the performance. It was

The present application has been proposed in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a performance training device, a performance training program, and a performance training method that allow practice while conscious of the strength of the performance operation. ..

(1) The musical performance training apparatus according to the present application has music information including operation information in which sound generation timing information for each sound and performance operation information for instructing performance operation are associated with each other, and strength information for instructing strength of performance operation. Storage means for storing data, reproduction means for reproducing operation information, and at the time of reproduction, before and after the sounding timing defined by the sounding timing information, strength information corresponding to the performance operation corresponding to the sounding timing information. And a presenting means for presenting the strength of the performance operation based on the read strength information, and urging the performance operation at the strength of the performance operation at the sounding timing.

In this way, the performer can know the strength of the performance operation before the timing at which the performance operation should be performed, so that the player can practice while being aware of the strength of the performance operation. If the strength information corresponds to sound, the presenting means may be configured to emit sound, and if the strength information corresponds to displaying, the presenting means may be configured to display. Further, if the performance operation information corresponds to sound, the reproducing means may be configured to emit the sound, and if the performance operation information corresponds to display, the reproducing means may be configured to display. .. Further, the reproducing means and the presenting means may have a common configuration.

(2) Further, the dynamics information is information in which dynamics timing information for each note is associated with performance dynamics information, and the dynamics timing defined by the dynamics timing information is before the sounding timing. To do. With this, the presentation unit can present the strength of the performance before the sounding timing based on the strength information.

(3) Further, the strength information is information indicated in any of a plurality of predetermined stages, and is set in advance at the intro portion of the music data or the insertion portion before the music data at the time of reproduction. It is characterized by presenting all of the plurality of steps that are performed. By doing so, the performer can know a plurality of stages included in the music data in advance by the intro section or the inserting section before the performance, so that the player can practice while having an image of the performance.

(4) Further, it is characterized in that the presenting means is provided with a performance operator, and the presenting means displays the strength of the performance operation accepted by the performance operator in addition to the strength of the performance operation based on the strength information. In this way, the performer can know the result of the performance performed by the performer. Furthermore, it is preferable to compare the strength of the operation with the strength to be played and display the comparison result. By doing so, the performer can know whether the performance performed by the performer was strong or weak compared with the strength of the presented performance operation, and can correct the performance operation. In this case, the performance training apparatus may be configured to include a detection unit that converts the intensity of the operation received by the performance operator into an electronic signal.

(5) (6) Furthermore, the invention according to the present application is not limited to the invention of the performance training apparatus, and can be implemented as an invention of a program in the performance training apparatus and an invention of a performance training method.

According to the performance training device and the like according to the present application, it is possible to provide a performance training device, a performance training program, and a performance training method that allow practice while conscious of the strength of the performance operation.

It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the electronic keyboard instrument which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure explaining a target level and a display. It is a figure explaining a detection level and a display. It is a figure explaining a comparison result and a display. It is a functional block diagram of the electronic keyboard instrument which concerns on embodiment. It is a timing chart figure explaining a lesson function.

<Structure of electronic keyboard instrument>
The electrical configuration of the electronic keyboard instrument 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The electronic keyboard instrument 1 has a lesson function and the like in addition to the function of producing a performance sound in response to the player operating the keyboard.

The electronic keyboard instrument 1 includes a keyboard 10, a detection circuit 11, a user interface 12, a tone generator circuit 13, an effect circuit 14, a sound system 15, a CPU 16, a timer 31, a RAM 18, a ROM 19, a data storage unit 20, a network interface 21, and the like. There is. The CPU 16 controls each unit by executing various programs stored in the ROM 19. Here, the respective units are the detection circuit 11, the user interface 12, the tone generator circuit 13, the network interface 21, and the like that are connected to the CPU 16 via the bus 22. The RAM 18 is used as a main storage device for the CPU 16 to execute various processes. The data storage unit 20 stores music data in the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface; registered trademark) format and the like. The data storage unit 20 is realized by, for example, a flash memory or the like. The timer 31 counts the remaining time up to the set time according to the instruction of the CPU 16, and outputs a signal to the CPU 16 when the remaining time becomes 0.

The keyboard 10 has a plurality of white keys and black keys corresponding to the pitch. The detection circuit 11 transmits a performance detection signal generated by detecting the movement of the keyboard 10 to the CPU 16. The CPU 16 generates MIDI performance data based on the received performance detection signal.

The tone generator circuit 13 performs signal processing on MIDI format data and outputs a digital audio signal. The effect circuit 14 outputs a digital audio signal obtained by adding an effect such as reverb to the audio signal output from the sound source circuit 13. The sound system 15 has a digital-analog converter, an amplifier, a speaker, and the like (not shown). The digital-analog converter converts the digital audio signal output from the effect circuit 14 into an analog audio signal and outputs the analog audio signal to the amplifier. The amplifier amplifies the analog audio signal and outputs it to the speaker. The speaker produces sound according to the input analog audio signal. Thus, the electronic keyboard instrument 1 produces a performance sound in response to the operation of the keyboard 10. Also, an automatic performance sound is generated based on the music data stored in the data storage unit 20. Hereinafter, producing an automatic performance sound may be referred to as reproducing.

The user interface 12 has a liquid crystal display 121 and a plurality of operation buttons (not shown) such as a power button and a “start/stop” button. The user interface 12 displays various setting screens and the like on the liquid crystal display 121 in accordance with instructions from the CPU 16. The user interface 12 also transmits the operation accepted by the operation button to the CPU 16 as a signal. The network interface 21 performs LAN communication. The CPU 16 is connected to the Internet via the network interface 21 and a router (not shown), and can download music data from a content server that provides music data connected to the Internet.

The user interface 12 is arranged on the back side of the keyboard 10 when viewed from the player operating the keyboard 10. This allows the performer to play while watching the display displayed on the liquid crystal display 121.

<Outline of lesson function>
Next, the outline of the lesson function of the electronic keyboard instrument 1 will be described. The electronic keyboard instrument 1 has a plurality of types of lesson functions. Here, a lesson function for lessening the strength with which the performer presses the keyboard will be described. The "strength" of pressing the keyboard can also be expressed as "speed" of pressing the keyboard. The player strongly presses the keyboard 10 to make a loud sound. The detection circuit 11 detects the speed with which the keyboard 10 is pressed, and outputs a signal indicating the speed related to "velocity" (described later). It is said that the stronger the player presses the keyboard, the faster the key is pressed. The stronger the player presses the keyboard 10, the larger the value of “velocity” and the louder the sound volume of the performance sound produced by the sound system 15.

Now, when the player presses a key different from the example, a note with a different pitch is produced, and it is easy to notice that the player has pressed the wrong key. On the other hand, in particular, if the performer is a beginner, it is impossible to determine whether the strength of the keyboard 10 that the player is performing is strong, weak, or similar to the model. difficult. Therefore, the lesson function of the present embodiment aims at enabling the player to push the keyboard 10 with three levels of strength. Here, the number of levels is limited to three so that the performer can easily determine the difference in level. In the lesson function, first, the intro section makes the player imagine the difference in the size of the three levels by sound and display. When entering the practice section, the player is instructed how strongly the player should press the sound by producing a sound at a volume to be sounded before the sounding timing at which the sound is to be produced. Next, the display informs the player of the sounding timing. When the player presses a key, the strength of the key press is displayed on the liquid crystal display 121. Next, the result of comparison between the strength with which the player has pressed the key and the model is displayed on the liquid crystal display 121, and the strength of the performance of the player with respect to the model is taught.

In the following description, the sound produced by the electronic keyboard instrument 1 before the sounding timing is referred to as a presentation sound in order to give an image of the loudness of the sound. Further, the display performed by the electronic keyboard instrument 1 before the sounding timing is referred to as a presentation sound display in order to give an image of the loudness of the sound. Further, the display for notifying the sounding timing is called a pitch guide display. Further, in the presentation sound display, the level of strength to be displayed is called a target level, and the level of strength at which the player presses a key is called a detection level.

<Display screen>
Next, the display screen of the liquid crystal display 121 during execution of the lesson function will be described. On the display screen, a schematic plan view of the keyboard 10 (hereinafter referred to as a keyboard diagram) and a strength indicator are displayed. The pitch guide display is realized by clearly indicating the pitch to be played on the keyboard diagram. The strength indicator is an indicator that displays a strength level and the like. The presentation sound display is realized by using a strength indicator. The details of the strength indicator will be described later. Further, in the keyboard diagram, a state in which the pitch guide display is displayed is called an on state, and a state in which the pitch guide display is not displayed is called an off state. Similarly, a state where the presentation sound is displayed on the strength indicator is called an on state, and a state where the guide display is not displayed is called an off state.

<Strength indicator>
Next, the strength indicator will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, in the presentation sound display, the target level is represented by the number of “>” marks. The electronic keyboard instrument 1 displays a strong level by a display figure having eight “>” marks, a medium level by a display figure having four “>” marks, and a weak level by one “>” mark. It is displayed with the display graphic that it has. As shown in FIG. 3, in the display of the strength with which the player presses the key, the detection level is represented by the number of "■" marks. The electronic keyboard instrument 1 displays a strong level with a display graphic having eight "■" marks, a medium level with a display graphic having four "■" marks, and a weak level with one "■" mark. It is displayed with the display graphic that it has. The comparison result is displayed as shown in FIG. When the detection level is higher than the target level, the electronic keyboard instrument 1 displays a display figure indicating “strong” having “<” and “■” marks. When the detection level is within the range of the target level, a display graphic indicating "correct" having a "■" mark is displayed. When the detection level is weak with respect to the target level, a display graphic indicating “weak” having “>” and “■” marks is displayed.

<Music data>
Next, the music data will be described. The music data is data optimized for lessons. The music data of this embodiment is composed of an introduction section and a practice section. The practice section is provided with a period in advance for the player to press the keys. That is, after the pitch guide display for prompting the key depression, a period for allowing the player to press the key is provided, and then the next pitch guide display is performed.

The music data includes music information and a plurality of tracks. The music information includes information such as the music name of the music data. On the track, data composed of a set of time information and an event is arranged in the order of progression of music. An event is data instructing the content of processing. The time information is data indicating a processing time. Of the plurality of tracks, one track contains lesson data, and the other tracks contain accompaniment data. The events include MIDI events “note on” and “note off”, and meta events “keyboard display on”, “keyboard display off”, “strength display on”, and “strength display off”. .. Note that "keyboard display on", "keyboard display off", "strength display on", and "strength display off" are included in the lesson track.

“Note on” is data for instructing sound generation, and “note off” is data for instructing mute. “Note number” and “velocity” are attached to “note on” and “note off”. The “note number” is data that specifies the pitch, and the “velocity” is data that represents the strength of the sound. “Keyboard display on” and “keyboard display off” are data for pitch guide display. "Note number" and the like are attached to "keyboard display on" and "keyboard display off". The time information corresponding to "keyboard display on" is data indicating sounding timing. “Strength display on” and “strength display off” are data for displaying the presentation sound. “Velocity” and the like are attached to “strength display on” and “strength display off”. Further, the time information corresponding to "strength display on" for displaying the presentation sound and the time information corresponding to "note on" for producing the presentation sound have the same timing. Further, the time information corresponding to "strength display on" for displaying the presentation sound and the time information corresponding to "note on" for pronouncing the presentation sound next indicate key depression at the strength. For example, one beat before the time information corresponding to “keyboard display on” is set. An end code is included at the end of the track.

The “velocity” can take a value of 0 to 127. As mentioned above, the lesson function aims to be able to push the keyboard 10 with three levels of strength. Therefore, in the music data and the lesson function, the value of "velocity" is classified according to the level of strong/medium/weak. Specifically, the range of 1 to 42 is assigned to the weak level, the range of 43 to 84 is assigned to the medium level, and the range of 85 to 127 is assigned to the strong level. Further, as the value of “velocity” of the lesson track, 22 is used as a value indicating a weak level, 64 is used as a value indicating a medium level, and 106 is used as a value indicating a strong level.

<Function block>
Next, the functional blocks of the electronic keyboard instrument 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The electronic keyboard instrument 1 has a reading unit 41, a comparing unit 42, a performance data generating unit 43, and a display data generating unit 44, in addition to the above-described configuration. The reading unit 41, the comparison unit 42, the performance data generation unit 43, and the display data generation unit 44 are realized by, for example, the processing executed by the CPU 16.

When the performer who wants to use the lesson function operates the user interface 12 to select desired music data, the CPU 16 reads the specified music data from the data storage unit 20 and stores it in the RAM 18. The performer who wants to start the lesson function presses the "start/stop" key of the user interface 12.

When the reading unit 41 determines from the signal from the user interface 12 that the “start/stop” key has been pressed, the reading unit 41 sequentially reads the time information and the event included in the track of the music data stored in the RAM 18 from the beginning, and the timer The command corresponding to the event is output to the comparison unit 42, the display data generation unit 44, and the sound source circuit 13 at a timing according to the time information by using 31. If the event is “note on” or “note off”, the command of “note on” or “note off” is output to the comparison unit 42 and the sound source circuit 13. The tone generator circuit 13 and the effect circuit 14 perform signal processing in accordance with the inputted “note on” and “note off” commands and the accompanying “note number” and “velocity”. As a result, the sound system 15 produces a presentation sound (E) and an accompaniment sound (G).

If the event is “strength display on”, “strength display off”, “keyboard display on”, “keyboard display off”, the reading unit 41 reads “strength display on”, “strength display off”, “strength display on”, “strength display off”. Is output to the display data generation unit 44. When the “keyboard display on” command is input, the display data generation unit 44 creates display data for turning on the pitch guide display and outputs it to the user interface 12. Further, when a command of “keyboard display off” is input, display data for turning off the pitch guide display is created and output to the user interface 12. As a result, pitch guide display is performed on the liquid crystal display 121 (A).

In addition, when the command of “ON/OFF display” is input, the display data generation unit 44 creates display data for turning on the presentation sound display and outputs the display data to the user interface 12. Further, when the command of “display off” is input, display data for turning off the presentation sound display is created and output to the user interface 12. Specifically, the display data generation unit 44 creates display data including a display graphic of a weak level when the value of “velocity” associated with the command of “strength display on” is 22, and when the value is 64, it is a medium level. The display data including the display graphic is created, and if the value is 106, the display data including the strong level display graphic is created. As a result, the presentation sound is displayed on the liquid crystal display 121 (B).

The performance data generation unit 43 creates performance data based on the performance detection signal output from the detection circuit 11, and outputs the performance data to the comparison unit 42, the tone generator circuit 13, and the display data generation unit 44. Performance data is data composed of events and the like. The event includes “note on”, “note off”, and the like, like the music data. "Note number" and "velocity" are attached to "note on" and "note off". The tone generator circuit 13 and the effect circuit 14 perform signal processing on the input performance data. As a result, the performance sound is produced from the sound system 15 (F). The display data generation unit 44 generates display data for displaying the detection level on the strength indicator based on the input performance data and the value of “velocity”, and outputs the display data to the user interface 12. Specifically, the display data generation unit 44 generates display data for displaying a display graphic of a weak level when the value of “velocity” is in the range of 1 to 42, and the display data of the medium level when the value is in the range of 43 to 84. The display data for displaying the display graphic is generated, and if the value is in the range of 85 to 127, the display data for displaying the display graphic of the strong level is generated. As a result, the detection level is displayed on the liquid crystal display 121 (C).

The comparing unit 42 compares the “velocity” of the performance data output from the performance data generating unit 43 with the “velocity” of the music data output from the reading unit 41, and outputs the comparison result to the display data generating unit 44. To do. The display data generation unit 44 generates display data for displaying the comparison result based on the input comparison result, and outputs the display data to the user interface 12. Specifically, first, the comparison unit 42 determines whether the value of the “velocity” of the performance data is included in the weak level, the medium level, or the strong level. If the value is in the range of 1 to 42, it is determined to be a weak level, if the value is in the range of 43 to 84, it is determined to be a medium level, and if the value is in the range of 85 to 127, it is determined to be a strong level. Next, it is determined whether or not the level of the determined performance data is the same as the level indicated by the "velocity" of the music data. As described above, if the “velocity” value of the music data is 22, it is a weak level, if the value is 64, it is a medium level, and the value is a strong level. When it is determined that the level based on the performance data is the same as the level based on the music data, the comparison result corresponding to “correct” is output to the display data generation unit 44. On the other hand, when it is determined that the level based on the performance data is not the same as the level based on the music data, it is determined whether the level based on the performance data is higher than the level based on the music data. When it is determined that the level based on the performance data is higher than the level based on the music data, the comparison result corresponding to “strong” is output to the display data generation unit 44. On the other hand, when it is determined that the level based on the performance data is lower than the level based on the music data, the comparison result corresponding to “weak” is output to the display data generation unit 44. The display data generation unit 44 generates a display graphic according to the comparison result and outputs it to the user interface 12. As a result, the comparison result is displayed on the liquid crystal display 121 (D).
<Details of lesson function>

Next, details of the lesson function will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 6, “part” indicates the structure of music data. “Pitch guide display” indicates a period in which the pitch guide display is in the ON state by a rectangular figure. "Presentation sound display" indicates a rectangular figure for a period in which the presentation sound display is in an ON state, a period in which the detection level is displayed, and a period in which the comparison result is displayed. “Presentation sound pronunciation” indicates a period during which the presentation sound is being pronounced, with a rectangular figure. “Key depression” indicates a period during which the player is depressing a key with a rectangular figure. In the “presentation sound display”, a rectangular figure is hatched for each of the target level “strong/medium/weak” of the presentation sound display, the detection level display period, and the comparison result display period. The distinction is shown. In the “presentation sound pronunciation”, the “strong/medium/weak” levels of the presentation sound are shown by distinguishing the hatching of the rectangular figure. Further, the horizontal axis of FIG. 6 is a time axis, and the starting point is the timing when the performer presses the "start/stop" key. Note that FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the display and sounding procedures of the electronic keyboard instrument 1, and does not limit the relative length of the period such as the ON state period of each display.

When the "start/stop" key is pressed, the electronic keyboard instrument 1 starts playing the accompaniment. In the intro section, the electronic keyboard instrument 1 produces strong level, medium level, and weak level presentation sounds, and also displays strong level, middle level, and weak level presentation sounds. The type of the presented sound is different depending on the velocity level. Here, the strong level is the bark of a dog (eg, Wang), the medium level is the bark of a cat (eg, Meow), and the weak level is the bark of a bird (eg, Piyo).

From time t1 to t2, the electronic keyboard instrument 1 displays a strong level display figure by the strength indicator and sounds a strong level presentation sound. Next, at time t3, display of the middle level display figure and sounding of the middle level presentation sound are started by the strength indicator, and after the period TD, the display and sounding are ended. Next, at time t4, the display of the weak level display graphic and the pronunciation of the weak level presentation sound are started at the time t4, and after the period TD elapses from the time t3, the presentation sound is pronounced and the strength indicator display ends. As a result, before entering the practice section, the performer can hear the presented sound of, for example, "One, Meow, Piyo" according to the velocity of strong, medium, and weak levels, and imagine the velocity. You can

At time t5, the music shifts from the introduction part to the first measure of the practice part, and the electronic keyboard instrument 1 starts displaying a strong level display figure and a strong level presentation sound at time t6, The generation of the presentation sound is stopped after the period TD has elapsed from time t6. In addition, since the period during which the presentation sound is generated is the period TD in the music data, the description regarding the end of the presentation sound will be omitted hereinafter. Next, the pitch guide display is performed for a period TD from time t7, which is one beat after time t6. At time t8, the strong level display graphic display of the strength indicator is terminated. This allows the performer to know the sounding timing at which a key should be pressed by looking at the keyboard diagram after listening to the presented sound of, for example, "one" according to the velocity. The time from time t8 to time t9 is a breathing time, for example, about 1 second. This makes it easy for the performer to visually recognize that the target level is switched.

Similarly, the electronic keyboard instrument 1 starts displaying the medium-level display graphic with the strength indicator at time t9 and generating the medium-level presentation sound, and starts the period from time t10, which is one beat after time t9. During TD, the pitch guide display is performed, and at time t11, the display of the medium level display figure of the strength indicator ends. Similarly, at time t12, the display of the weak level display graphic is started by the strength indicator and the generation of the weak level presentation sound is started, and the pitch is maintained between the time t13 and the period TD, which is one time after the time t12. The guide display is performed, and at time t11, the display of the weak level display graphic of the strength indicator ends.

Similarly, the electronic keyboard instrument 1 starts displaying a weak level display graphic with the strength indicator and sounding a weak level presentation sound at time t15, and starts from time t16, which is one beat after time t15. A pitch guide is displayed during TD. After that, from time t17 to time t18, it is assumed that the player depresses the key at the medium level. In this case, in response to the detection circuit 11 detecting a key press, the strength indicator displays a display graphic with a medium detection level. When the display data for displaying the comparison result is output to the user interface 12, the display of the display graphic corresponding to "strong" is started on the strength indicator, and the display is ended at time t19. As a result, the player can know that the strength of pressing the keys is stronger than the strength of the model, that is, the strength to be originally played. Then, at time t20, the procedure moves to the second bar of the practice section. When the reading unit 41 reads the end code of the performance data and the "start/stop" key is pressed, the electronic keyboard instrument 1 ends the reproduction of the music data.

Next, the music data and the functional blocks will be supplementarily described. In the lesson track of the music data having the content illustrated in FIG. 6, for example, “strength display on”, “note on”, and “note off” are displayed as events of the portion corresponding to time t5 to time t8 of the practice section. "Keyboard display on", "Keyboard display off", "Strength display off" are arranged in order. When a plurality of “note on” are input, the tone generator circuit 13 outputs a digital audio signal corresponding to a plurality of “note on”. As a result, a plurality of sounds are duplicated and sounded by the sound system 15. On the other hand, when the display data generation unit 44 receives a “strength display on” command, a “strength display off” command, performance data, and a comparison result, which are commands relating to the display of the strength indicator, priority is given to the later arrival. To process. For example, when performance data is input at time t17, the display is switched from the target level display to the detection level display. When the comparison result is input at time t18, the display is switched to the display of the comparison result. Further, at the time t19, when "strength display off" is input, the display of the strength indicator is turned off regardless of whether the display is the detection level, the comparison result, or the target level.

Here, the data storage unit 20 is an example of a storage unit. The reading unit 41, the display data generating unit 44, and the user interface 12 are an example of reproducing means. The reading unit 41, the sound source circuit 13, the effect circuit 14, the sound system 15, the display data generating unit 44, and the user interface 12 are an example of presenting means. Further, a track is an example of operation information and strength information, track time information is an example of sounding timing information and strength timing information, and a track event is an example of performance operation information and performance strength information. The keyboard 10 is an example of a performance operator.

According to the embodiment described above, the following effects are achieved.
The player can know the strength of the key depression by the presentation sound display and the presentation sound pronunciation with the strength indicator before the sounding timing at which the key should be pressed, which can be known by the display on the keyboard diagram. You can practice while being aware of the strength of key depression. Also, in the row of data for the lesson track, "strength display on" for displaying the presentation sound and "note on" for pronouncing the presentation sound precede the corresponding "keyboard display on". The electronic keyboard instrument 1 can display the presentation sound and generate the presentation sound before the sounding timing. Further, the performer can know in advance the intro section in front of the practice section by the presentation sound and the presentation sound display, so that the player can practice while having an image of the performance. Further, since the comparison result is displayed on the strength indicator, the performer can know the result of the performance performed by the performer.

[Modification]
Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
Although it has been described above that the music data includes the intro section and the practice section, the music data may include the practice section instead of the intro section. In this case, the electronic keyboard instrument 1 may be configured to include an insertion data generation unit as a functional block. Further, it is preferable that the music information of the music data includes information on the strength level used in the lesson track. For example, in the lesson track, if the value for "velocity" is the value corresponding to the medium level and the strong level, the medium level and the strong level are used as the information of the dynamic level. Make sure that the information shown is included. Before the reading unit 41 starts reading, the insertion data generation unit outputs a command of “strength display on” and “strength display off” to the display data generation unit 44 based on the strength level information of the music information, The “note-on” command is output to the tone generator circuit 13. Thereby, the presentation sound is displayed and the presentation sound is pronounced at the medium level and the strong level before the practice section is reproduced. Here, the part in which the presentation sound is displayed and the presentation sound is pronounced before the practice part is reproduced is an example of the insertion part. With such a configuration, even if the music data has no intro section, the presentation sound can be pronounced and the presentation sound can be displayed before the practice section is reproduced.

In addition, although it has been explained that the music data includes the events of “strength display on”, “strength display off”, and presentation sound, the “strength display on”, “strength display off”, and presentation sound event have been described. May be included in the configuration. In this case, when the "keyboard display on" is read, the reading unit 41 is earlier than the timing indicated by the time information corresponding to "keyboard display on", for example, one beat before, "strength display on", and It is preferable that the display data generation unit 44 outputs a command corresponding to the command “note-on” of the presentation sound. In this case, the music data has strength information stored in advance as parameters of the music data. Here, the dynamics information is the same as the song name information with a character string and the tempo with a numerical value, but the dynamics information “strong”, “medium”, and “weak” each have a numerical value indicating a note number. There is. For example, “note number 67” is set for the strength information “strong”, “note number 72” is set for the strength information “medium”, and “note number 76” is set for the strength information “weak”. For example, at the timing of one beat before "keyboard display on", the "note number" of the note-on corresponding to "keyboard display on" matches any value set in the strength information. In this case, the strength (strong/medium/weak) is presented to the strength information whose values match. Further, the value set as the strength (strong/medium/weak) according to the strength information strength information may be “velocity” instead of “note number”. In that case, when the “velocity” corresponding to “keyboard display on” matches the parameter value of any of the strength information, the strength according to the strength information is presented.

Further, as the type of sound of the presented sound, the crying sound of the animal is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, sounds of musical instruments such as cymbals, drums, flutes, and piano sounds may be used. In this case, chords may be used.

Further, in the above description, it is described that the pitch guide display clearly indicates the pitch on the keyboard diagram, but the present invention is not limited to this. Since this lesson function is for lessening strength, a figure that does not clearly indicate the pitch, such as a circle without a keyboard diagram, may be displayed.

Further, in the above description, the period during which the presentation sound display is in the off state when the target level is changed is, for example, about 1 second, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the configuration may be changed according to the tempo at which the music data is reproduced. For example, when the tempo is slow, it is advisable to set the off-state period to a time corresponding to the note value of a quarter note or a half note, for example. The reproduction tempo may be a value included in the music data, or may be a tempo set by the performer on the user interface 12 of the electronic keyboard instrument 1.

Further, although the configuration has been described above in which the presentation sound display is temporarily turned off when the target level is changed, the present invention is not limited to this. The presentation sound display may be turned on and the display figure may be switched until the target level is changed. In this case, since the display data generation unit 44 processes the input signal with late arrival priority, the music data may have a configuration in which "strong display OFF" before "strong display ON" is omitted.

Further, in the above description, an example in which the pitch guide display is performed once while the presentation sound is generated once has been described, but the number of times is not limited to this. For example, the pitch guide display may be performed a plurality of times after the presentation sound is generated once or a plurality of times, or the pitch guide display may be performed once after the presentation sound is generated a plurality of times, or It may be configured to be performed a plurality of times.

Further, in the above description, it has been explained that the presentation sound pronunciation and the presentation sound display have three levels, but two levels of strong and weak, or four or more levels may be used. Moreover, although it has been described that the value of “velocity” is divided into the range of 1 to 42, 43 to 84, and 85 to 127, the value is not limited. Further, the player may operate the user interface 12, for example, to freely set the range of levels, and the range may be different depending on the music data. Further, it may be configured to be set for each genre of music.

Further, in the above description, the presentation sound display and the presentation sound pronunciation are described to start one beat before the pitch guide display, but the present invention is not limited to this. The time may be shorter than one beat, but if the time is set to be a long time such as "1, 2, 3", for example, the player may be ready to press a key.

The display of the strength indicator is not limited to the above. Although the configuration in which the target level, the detection level, and the comparison result are switched has been described above, all or any two of them may be displayed simultaneously. Also, the display figure is not limited to the above. For example, the target level may be displayed in characters such as strong/medium/weak, or may be displayed in a different color depending on the level. In addition, for example, the target level may be displayed without blinking, and the detection level may be displayed with blinking, so that the display form may be different depending on the type of display.

Further, in the above description, the comparison result is displayed, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, evaluations such as “good/bad” and score display may be displayed. In this case, in addition to the evaluation of “velocity”, for example, items such as pitch and timing may be evaluated.

Although it has been described that the reading unit 41, the comparison unit 42, the performance data generation unit 43, and the display data generation unit 44 are realized by the processing executed by the CPU 16, etc., the present invention is not limited to this, and realized by a dedicated electric circuit. Alternatively, the processing executed by the CPU 16 and an electric circuit may be combined.

Moreover, although it has been described that the music data is stored in the data storage unit 20, the present invention is not limited to this. The configuration may be such that the music data is downloaded from the server via the network interface 21. The configuration of the electronic keyboard instrument 1 is not limited to the above. It may be configured to include a storage medium in which music data is stored, such as a DVD or a USB memory, and an interface for transmitting and receiving data. Further, although the network interface 21 has been described as performing LAN communication, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be configured to perform communication in accordance with another network, for example, MIDI, USB, Bluetooth (registered trademark), or the like. In this case, the music data or data stored in a communication device such as a PC, which is connected to the network, may be transmitted and the process may be executed.

Further, although the music data is described as MIDI format data, the music data is not limited to this and may be audio data, for example. In this case, it is advisable to convert the audio data into MIDI data and execute the processing. Further, although the music data has been described as having a plurality of tracks, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be composed of one track.

Further, although the electronic keyboard instrument 1 has been described as including the timer 31, the CPU 16 may execute a program to realize the timer function.

Further, in the above description, the electronic keyboard instrument 1 in which the keyboard 10 is used as the performance operator has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to a musical instrument in which a sound is generated by blowing and a sound is generated by repelling a string or a thin stick-shaped operator. For example, it is advisable to provide a sensor for detecting the moving speed of the manipulator and display the strength level of the performance according to the detection signal. Further, the volume of the performance sound may be detected by, for example, a microphone, and the volume may be displayed as a dynamic level.

1 Electronic Keyboard Instrument 10 Keyboard 11 Detection Circuit 12 User Interface 13 Sound Source Circuit 15 Sound System 16 CPU
18 RAM
20 data storage unit 21 network interface 31 timer

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A storage unit that stores music data having operation information in which sounding timing information for each sound and performance operation information for instructing a performance operation are associated with each other, and strength information for instructing the strength of the performance operation.
Reproducing means for reproducing the operation information,
At the time of reproduction, before the sounding timing defined by the sounding timing information, the strength information corresponding to the performance operation corresponding to the sounding timing information is read from the storage means, and the performance is performed based on the read strength information. A means for presenting the strength of the operation,
The strength information is information indicating the strength of the performance operation at any of a plurality of predetermined stages,
Said presenting means, the presentation of the intensity of performance operation, by pronouncing the presentation sound different types of sound according to the read stage of the intensity of performance operation based on the intensity information, Starring Kanade that put the sound generation timing Prompt the performance operation with the strength of operation,
The performance training apparatus , wherein the presented sound is a different kind of sound from the sound produced by the performance operation . The dynamics information is information in which dynamics timing information for each note and performance dynamics information are associated with each other,
The performance training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the dynamic timing defined by the dynamic timing information is before the sounding timing. During playback, the intro of the music data or, the music in front of the insertion portion of the data, according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the presenting all of the plurality of stages, wherein is predetermined Performance training device described in. Equipped with a performance controller,
4. The presenting means displays the strength of the performance operation received by the performance operator in addition to the strength of the performance operation based on the strength information. Performance training device. In the performance training device,
The operation information is reproduced based on music data having operation information in which sound generation timing information for each note and performance operation information for instructing performance operation are associated with each other, and strength information for instructing strength of performance operation. A playback step to
At the time of reproduction, before the sound generation timing defined by the sound generation timing information, the strength information corresponding to the performance operation corresponding to the sound generation timing information is read from the storage means, and the performance operation is performed based on the read strength information. And a presentation step for presenting the strength of
The strength information is information indicating the strength of the performance operation at any of a plurality of predetermined stages,
Wherein in step of presenting, as a presentation of the intensity of performance operation, by pronouncing the presentation sound different types of sound according to the read stage of the intensity of performance operation based on the intensity information, Starring Kanade that put the sound generation timing Prompt the performance operation with the strength of operation,
The performance training program , wherein the presented sound is a different kind of sound from the sound produced by the performance operation . The operation information is reproduced based on music data having operation information in which sound generation timing information for each note and performance operation information for instructing performance operation are associated with each other, and strength information for instructing strength of performance operation. A playback step to
At the time of reproduction, before the sound generation timing defined by the sound generation timing information, the strength information corresponding to the performance operation corresponding to the sound generation timing information is read from the storage means, and the performance operation is performed based on the read strength information. And a presentation step for presenting the strength of
The strength information is information indicating the strength of the performance operation at any of a plurality of predetermined stages,
Wherein in step of presenting, as a presentation of the intensity of performance operation, by pronouncing the presentation sound different types of sound according to the read stage of the intensity of performance operation based on the intensity information, Starring Kanade that put the sound generation timing Prompt the performance operation with the strength of operation,
The performance learning method , wherein the presented sound is a different kind of sound from the sound produced by the performance operation .

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